go through meaning and examples

Meaning

The phrasal verb “go through” has several common meanings depending on the context:

1. To experience or endure something difficult or unpleasant → “She went through a lot after the accident.”
2. To examine something carefully or in detail → “The teacher went through the report line by line.”
3. To perform or practice a process or sequence → “The coach made the team go through the drill again.”
4. To be officially approved or completed → “The new policy went through last month.”
5. To use up or consume → “We go through a lot of paper in the office.”

Grammar and Usage

• Part of speech: Phrasal verb.

• Can be transitive (with an object: go through a book) or intransitive (without an object: He’s going through a tough time).

• Typical structures:

  • go through + noun (experience, process, document, etc.)
  • be going through + noun (continuous tense, ongoing situation)

Common Phrases

• Go through a phase → experience a temporary stage.
• Go through hardships → endure difficulties.
• Go through channels → follow official procedures.
• Go through the motions → do something mechanically without interest.
• Go through with something → continue with an action, often difficult.

Collocations

• go through difficulties
• go through pain
• go through papers/documents
• go through training
• go through changes

Examples

1. She had to go through surgery after the accident.
2. We need to go through the contract before signing it.
3. He is going through a tough time at work.
4. The law finally went through after much debate.
5. The company goes through thousands of emails every day.
6. Let’s go through the checklist one more time.
7. He just went through a bad breakup.
8. We’ll go through the application process step by step.
9. She went through the files looking for evidence.
10. They decided to go through with the wedding despite the challenges.

Synonyms or Related

• experience
• undergo
• endure
• review
• examine
• carry out

Antonym

• avoid
• skip
• ignore
• bypass